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A Nigerian Federal High Court in Lagos has convicted 10 Thai sailors and their vessel, MV Chayanee Naree, for trafficking 32.9 kilograms of cocaine from Brazil to Nigeria.

A bill seeking to stop all government agencies from buying foreign-made cars has passed second reading on the floor of the Senate.

Following admission that there were errors in this year's examination by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), the Senate has suggested that at least one Computer-Base testing (CBT) centre be set up in each of the 774 local government areas of the country.

The ongoing crisis within Nigeria's opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has escalated, as the South-East caucus is threatening to withdraw its support if the party does not honor its nomination of Sunday Udeh-Okoye as National Secretary.

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has introduced a new online service to make it easier for Nigerians living abroad to send money back home.

President Bola Tinubu has sanctioned the establishment of a national forest guard system and the recruitment of over 130,000 armed operatives to secure Nigeria's 1,129 forest reserves.